The number of people in Britain killed by someone they now(sic) remains constant, at about 400 a year.

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Killings by strangers have risen by a third since Tony Blair came to power.

So, taking the above two statements together then the overall number of homicides must have increased. But then we have this statement from a government source which gives a different summation.

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A Home Office spokeswoman said homicides had fallen in recent years and that crime in England and Wales was “stable”.She said: “We have made significant progress in violent crime in recent years but more needs to be done and the Government is determined to achieve further reductions.